As the debate over Alabama's General Fund budget shortfall continues, four schools of thought have emerged on how to solve this problem: a) tax increases, b) gambling revenue, c) unearmarking, d)…
Category: Opinion
The Long Term Investment (Opinion by Mary Scott Hunter)
Psalm 127:3 has gone out on every one of my three children's birth announcements. It reads, "Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him." This is always…
Lee Goes After Senate Majority Leader
It was just a little snippet of news. Just a few hundred words. And while few Alabamians probably saw it, it should have made headlines on the front page of every…
Prison Reform Deserves Attention from State
That old saying, "A day of reckoning is fast approaching," is so apropos when discussing Alabama's seriously overcrowded prisons. Addressing solely the finances of prison reform, it would cost $840 million…
Education Matters: Charter Schools
Let’s say that Santa brought you a new chainsaw and in your haste to put it to work you gashed your leg severely. With blood gushing everywhere, do you holler for…
Oscar 2015 Survival Guide
Oscar-Bait (n.) A film released in the last two months of the year with a big cast and "important" subject matter to attract the attention of the Academy of Motion Picture…
The Ongoing Battle over Same-Sex Marriage
Background The U.S. Constitution does not include a definition of marriage and, as such, it has been defined by the people and predominantly at the state level. Over the past few…
Better Late than Never: Time to Legalize Charter Schools in Alabama
Since 1992, public charter schools have offered families in other states a choice when it comes to which public school their children can attend. Charter schools are public schools that are…